About this role
Requisition ID 62754
Position Type FT Permanent
Workplace Arrangement
About Kerry
Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.
About the role
- Work Location Murarrie, Brisbane Australia
- Reports to Food Safety and Quality Manager - Murarrie
Key responsibilities
- Participate in maintaining compliance to food safety management systems, including HACCP, BRC, Halal, Kosher, and customer-specific quality programs. Including inspections and internal audits, validations, training and compliance to sampling schedules.
- Apply root cause analysis tools, and corrective and preventive action (CAPA) plans to address issues, prevent recurrence, and drive continuous improvement.
- Utilise Statistical Process Control and root cause analysis to enhance product quality and improve Process Capability Index (CpK).
- Ensure all company policies and procedures are implemented, submitting reports and completing actions in a timely manner.
- Support business functions in delivering an exceptional service to customers, with timely product release and technical support as required.
- Champion a culture of excellence by building a site-wide commitment to embedding food safety and quality into daily operations, leadership behaviours, and employee mindset. Lead by example to ensure quality is everyone’s responsibility.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and activities, ensuring careful planning and change management tools are applied.
- Lead non-conformance and customer complaint investigation teams, ensuring root causes are identified, CAPA implemented, and reports issued in a timely manner
- Management of non conforming stock, rework, inspection process, product return and timely disposition.
- Collaborate with Operations and R & D to ensure new product development meet Food Safety and Quality requirements.
- Execute and advance site quality improvement roadmaps, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives. Drive implementation by leveraging data-driven insights, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and maintaining compliance with food safety and regulatory standards. Lead continuous improvement efforts to optimize product integrity, operational efficiency, and overall quality performance.
Qualifications and skills
- Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, or a related field.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a role in food safety and quality assurance within the food industry.
- Proven ability to manage internal and external stakeholders, regulatory interactions, and cross-functional engagement.
- Experience in statistical analysis, process control, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- In-depth understanding of manufacturing processes and unit operations.
- Strong computer skills – Advanced Excel and SAP are desirable.
Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.
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Other facts
About Kerry Group
Every day, millions of people throughout the world consume foods and beverages containing Kerry’s taste and nutrition solutions. We are committed to making the world of food and beverage better for everyone, and dedicated to our Purpose, Inspiring Food, Nourishing Life.
At Kerry, we are proud to provide our customers – some of the world’s best-known food, beverage and pharma brands – with the expertise, insights and know-how they need to deliver products that people enjoy and feel better about consuming.
Kerry is a company rich in heritage and resources. Over the past five decades, our focus on changing lifestyles, the globalisation of food tastes and ever-evolving consumer needs has brought us to a market-leading global position.
Today, we are firmly established as a world leader in the food, beverage and pharma industries, with 22,000+ staff and 150+ innovation and manufacturing centres across 30+ countries.
Learn more about Kerry: www.kerry.com
What you'll do
- The role involves maintaining compliance with food safety management systems and driving continuous improvement initiatives. It also includes leading investigations into non-conformance and customer complaints, ensuring timely reporting and corrective actions.
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